Lymphotoxin-α (LTα) supports development of splenic follicular structure that is required for IgG responses

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2111-2120

  Fu, Yang Xin ^a   Molina, Hector ^a   Matsumoto, Mitsuru ^a   Huang, Guangming ^a   Min, Jingjuan ^a   Chaplin, David D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DENDRITIC CELL; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SWITCHING; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; C57BL MOUSE; ERYTHROCYTE; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPLEEN; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DENDRITIC CELLS; ERYTHROCYTES; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOTOXIN-ALPHA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SPLEEN;

EID: 0030610087     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.185.12.2111     Document Type: Article

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